Table 4.

Brain regions modulated by syntactic complexity in controls

Brain region	MNI coordinates			Volume (mm³)	Max t	p
Brain region	x	y	z	Volume (mm³)	Max t	p
Left IFS, dorsal posterior IFG, and insula	−40	21	20	9400	5.72	<0.001
IFS	−46	22	30		5.72
Anterior insula	−30	22	0		5.49
Right IFS, dorsal posterior IFG, and insula	45	26	7	5432	4.95	0.001
IFS	48	26	26		4.65
Anterior insula	36	22	−4		4.95
Left mid-posterior STS and adjacent MTG	−51	−48	9	5016	5.46	0.001
Posterior STS	−44	−54	18		5.46
Mid-STS	−50	−34	−2		3.73
Left precuneus and superior parietal cortex	−15	−72	53	4856	7.22	0.001
Bilateral supplementary motor area	1	15	56	3552	4.81	0.009
Left precuneus	−4	−58	42	2560	4.73	0.049

MNI coordinates for clusters are centers of mass, whereas MNI coordinates for multiple regions within a cluster are local maxima.